Grants awarded
Who does First Niagara Foundation fund?
First Niagara Foundation has awarded $26 million across 377 grants to 223 organizations between 2020 and 2022. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000.
Total awarded
$25.8M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
223
Grants
377
Years
2020–2022
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| T The Women and Childrens Hospital of Buffalo Foundation | $1.5M | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Westminster Economic Development Initiative INC | $1.5M | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo INC
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$1.3M | 9 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$860K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| B Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology | $800K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D D'Youville College | $750K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$750K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$625K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| P People INC | $600K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mental Health Advocates of Wny | $565K | 4 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| M Mount St Marys Hospital Foundation INC | $500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Gerard Place Housing Development Fund Company INC | $500K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Buffalo City Mission | $500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$491K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
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$478K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Providence Farm Collective Corp
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$400K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$375K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
Heart Love & Soul INC
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$375K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| B Buffalo Fine Arts Academy DBA Albright-Knox Art Gallery | $325K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus INC
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$300K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie Niagara and the Southern Tier | $300K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship INC
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$268K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| Y Young Mens Christian Association Buffalo Niagara | $260K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$250K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| T The Bison Scholarship Fund INC | $250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Peace of the City Ministries
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$250K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
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$250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| E Evergreen Health Services | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
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$250K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| E Explore & More a Childrens Museum | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| T The Foundry | $225K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MA | |
| U United Way of Allegheny County | $200K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Feedmore Foundation of Western New York INC | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York INC | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| T The Resource Center | $175K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Institute for Nonprofit Practice INC
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$150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
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$150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy INC
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$150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| S Salvation Army | $150K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Goodwill Industries of Western Ny | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$150K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | MS | |
| T The Governor's Prevention Partnership | $140K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Canisius College | $136K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region | $125K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$120K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$110K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$106K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| B Buffalo Niagara Partnership Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| M Martin House Restoration Corp | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Polish Community Center of Buffalo INC
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| S Samaritan Foundation of Northern New York INC | $100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$97K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| H Hillside Children's Center | $90K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Harvest House of South Buffalo INC
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$90K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Mass Mentoring Partnership INC
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$80K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| D Director Matching Gifts Program | $77K | 17 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Devereux | $75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| L Lt Col Matt Urban Human Services Ctr of Wny | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Western New York Public Broadcasting Association | $75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$71K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Chautauqua Striders INC
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$70K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| M Meals on Wheels Foundation of Wny INC - Feedmore Wny | $70K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Buffalo Media Resources INC
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$70K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Valley Community Association INC
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$65K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Catholic Health System INC
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$60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| S Social Enterprise and Training (seat) Center | $60K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Western New York Land Conservancy INC
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$60K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| E Ecmc Foundation INC | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
716 Squash INC
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
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$55K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$52K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| C Care Management Coalition of Western New York INC | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Rochester Economic Development Corporation
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| T The Teacher's Desk | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| T The Arc Erie County New York | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Heritage Christian Services | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Bestself Behavioral Health INC
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| A Artpark & Company | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Green Options Buffalo
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| B Buffalo Museum of Science | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Child & Family Services of Erie County
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| F Fanthem Foundation INC | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MA | |
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society INC
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$50K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| M Mental Health Advocates of Western New York | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Young Mens Christian Association of the Capital District
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY |
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